Bolting-reel



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J. W. HILL.

BQLTING REEL.

No. 332,396. Patented Dec. 15, 1885.

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NITED STATES ATENT Fries.

JOHN W. HILL, OF SANDBORN, IFDIANA.

BOLTlNG-REEL.

fiPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 332,396, datedDecember 15,1883.

Application filed June 16, 1885. Serial No. 168,838.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN \V. HILL, of the town of Sandborn, county ofKnox, and State of Indiana, have. invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Belting-Reels, of which the following is aspecification.

The objects of my said invention are to produce a bolting-reel capableof being provided .with internal brushes, to provide brushes therefor,to provide means for holding said brushes in position, and to providemeans for jarring said brushes, and thus keeping them from clogging.

The first object is accomplished by constructing the ribs of the reelwith a flat inner side,which will not obstruct the passage of the brushover it, and trussing said ribs from the outside to maintain them inposition.

The second object is accomplished by providing brushes which extendlongitudinally of the reel and mounting the same upon springs whichpermit the necessary variation in position to keep the brush in contactwith the flat sides of the reel.

The third object is accomplished by providing a weight, hanging it uponthe reel-shaft in such a manner that the reel-shaft may freely revolvewhile the weight remains stationary, and securing the springs upon whichthe brushes are mounted to said weight or something attached thereto.

The fourth object is accomplished by hinging to the reel-shaft knockers,which, as the shaft revolves, fall upon and jar the brushes.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof,and on which similar letters of reference indicate similar parts, Figure1 is a longitudinal sectional view of aport-ion of a reel embodying myinvention, the inner portions being shown in elevation; Fig. 2, atransverse vertical section of the same on an enlarged scale; Fig. 3, adetail view,on a still further enlarged scale,of one of the ribs,showing the method of attaching the truss-rods thereto more plainly; andFig. 4., a view, on the same scale as Fig. 2, showing a knocker moreplainly.

In said drawings the portions marked Arepresentthe shaft ofthe reel; B,the bolting-cloth; O, the ribs; D, the brushes; E, the weights, and Fthe knockers.

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The shaft A carries the reel in the ordinary manner, which reel isprovided with the ordinary heads, A, and a portion of the ordinary armsor spokes, a. This shaft, which is generally a hexagon or octagon incross-section, has bearings a turned thereon at suitable intervals, tocarry the weights to which the brushsprings are secured.

The cloth B is stretched upon the ribs in the ordinary manner.

The ribs 0, instead of extending inwardly some distance, as in ordinarybolting-reels, are made triangular, the two outer sides corresponding ininclination to the direction of the bolting-cloth, and the inner sidebeing flat, and to the extent of its width forming one of the sides ofthe internal surface of the reel, thus doubling the ordinary number ofsides and converting, for instance, a six-sided reel into a twelve-sidedone, six of the sides being formed by the inner sides of these ribs. Ateach outer edge these ribs are preferably chamfered somewhat, as shownin Fig. 8, to prevent any of the material being bolted from gettingbetween the ribs and the boltingcloth, and this purpose is furthered bythe strips 0, which are secured to the outside of the ribs over thebolting cloth after it is applied thereto, and project slightly over theedges of the ribs, as shown. As it is desirable that the ordinarydistance between the arms or spokes of the reel should be materiallyincreased in order that the brushes may be of suitable length, and,especially as the ribs by the described formation are much reduced inrigidity, it is necessary to the successful operation of the reel thatthey be stiffened or trussed. I do this by securing to each rib atsuitable intervals projections C, and extending between the projectionson the several ribs braces or truss-rods 0 which are screwthreaded topass through holes in the projections 0, which holes may be eithercorrespondingly screw-threaded, or there may be nuts 0" upon thebrace-rods, the latter being preferable. By having a solid collar, 0 atone end, or by threading the two ends of the rods with right and lefthand threads, respectively, it will be seen that the ribs can be bracedor supported to any desired extent by simply turning these rods, and theabsence of arms ICO or spokes and the reduction in size of the ribs thuscompensated for.

The brushes D are preferably constructed of considerable length, and aresupported by being secured to the weights E by springs D. The springsare so adjusted as to keep the brushes continually in contact with thebolting-cloth or ribs as the reel revolves.

The weights E may be of any suitable form, and are secured (generally bya strap, e) upon the shaft A in the bearings a, provided therefor. Theyare sufficiently heavy to counteract the force exerted upon the brushesby the revolving reel, (generally having an extra weight, 6, at the sideopposite the brush,) and thus hold said brushes in substantially thesame position at all times, a pendulous motion only being permitted.They are connected together throughout each section of the reel by staysE, which may be simply light boards or bars, and any endwise movement orswaying is thus prevented.

The knockers F are simply pieces of wood or other suitable materialhinged to the revolving shaft, and as said shaft reaches a certainposition in its revolution they fall by their own gravity andstrike'upon the brushes, thus jarring loose any material which may haveadhered thereto. They may be secured to the shaft by ordinary hinges, f,or by any other suitable means.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of a bolting-reel, an internal non-revoluble portion,springs secured to said portion, and brushes mounted on said adapted tooperate against the internal surface of the reel.

3. The combination of the reel-shaft, the reel, the weights, and thespringmounted brushes secured thereto.

4.. The combination, with a bolting-reel, of internal brushes andknockers hinged to the shaft and adapted to .fall upon and jar saidbrushes.

5. The combination, in a bolting reel provided with ribs having flatinner sides, of an internal spring-mounted brush and means for holdingthe same in position.

6. The combination of a bolting-reel, an internal brush therefor, meansfor holding the same in position, and a knocker for jarring materialfree from said brush.

7. The combination of a bolting-reel, an internal brush, spring-arms onwhich the brush is mounted, means for holding the same in position, andknockers for freeing the brush of material which may adhere thereto.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, atIndianapolis, Indiana, this 10th day of June, A. D. 1885.

JOHN W. HILL. [L. s.]

In presence of O. BRADFORD, CHARLES L. THURBER.

